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Home-occupation permit for arts-and-crafts classes at 496 Mooney tabled
Summary
Applicant Ben Shendo sought a home-occupation permit to teach arts and crafts indoors with up to 10 clients and three assistants; commissioners asked for time to review paperwork and concerns about staffing and fire safety, and tabled the decision.
Ben Shendo requested a home-occupation permit at 496 Mooney to teach hands-on arts and crafts (moccasins, pottery, embroidery, language, sewing, movement, hoop dancing) using indoor spaces (a downstairs loft and part of a garage) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. He said he would follow code "130-35," limit assistance to three personnel, and cap clients at 10 at a time. Shendo said dancing would be contained indoors in an insulated/sound-proofed area and that he had obtained required waivers.
Commissioner Cheryl Denney asked to table the decision to allow time to review the paperwork; Commissioner Fred Simmank seconded the request and the motion to table passed unanimously. Commissioners discussed confirming any fire-department requirements (Ben said he had checked with Jemez Pueblo Fire Department) and a local comment noted that extended family participation is culturally common, which prompted discussion about the village rule limiting on-site workers to household members.
